15-letter words containing f, o, u, r, c, l
- lake-of-lucerne — a canton in central Switzerland. 576 sq. mi. (1490 sq. km).
- linear function — linear transformation.
- linguistic form — any meaningful unit of speech, as a sentence, phrase, word, morpheme, or suffix.
- long-sufferance — long-suffering.
- molecular knife — a segment of genetic material that inhibits the reproduction of the AIDS virus by breaking up specific areas of the virus's genes.
- multiple factor — polygene.
- nuclear fission — fission (def 2).
- passifloraceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Passifloraceae, a tropical and subtropical family of climbing plants including the passionflowers: the flowers have five petals and threadlike parts forming a dense mass (corona) around the central disc
- perfluorocarbon — a fluorocarbon consisting only of fluorine and carbon atoms
- principal focus — focal point (def 1).
- public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- rape of lucrece — a narrative poem (1594) by Shakespeare.
- requalification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- resourcefulness — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
- retrofocus lens — a wide-angle lens, for use on single-lens reflex cameras, of inverted telephoto design, with a back focus greater than the focal length.
- sale of produce — the selling of something that is produced, esp agricultural products
- self-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
- self-renouncing — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- sulfite process — a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an acid liquor consisting of sulfurous acid and a salt, usually calcium bisulfite.
- tentaculiferous — having tentacles
- tetrafunctional — pertaining to molecules or groups that can bond at four sites.
- ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
- volunteer force — a group of unpaid workers
- vulgar fraction — common fraction.